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folder star-catcher

html index.html

css style.css

javascript app.js

1<!DOCTYPE html>

2<body>

3 <div id="score">Score: 0</div>

4 <div id="game">

5 <div id="timer">10</div>

6 <div id="star"></div>

7 </div>

8 <script src="app.js"></script>

9</body>

1#game {

2 width: 280px; height: 160px;

3 position: relative;

4}

5#timer {

6 position: absolute;

7 top: 8px; right: 8px;

8 font-weight: bold;

9}

10#star { position: absolute; cursor: pointer; }

1let x=50, y=50, dx=3, dy=2;

2let score=0, time=10;

3

4const countdown = setInterval(() => {

5 time--;

6 if(time <= 0) endGame();

7}, 1000);

8

9star.onclick = () => score++;

10setInterval(move, 30);

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